Awkward… Poor Peter Odemwingie. The West Brom striker tried to force his way to QPR. Believing a deal was complete, he said his goodbyes, showed up at QPR’s training ground in front of television cameras and referred to his new club in the third-person plural. The problem was he didn’t have a deal. QPR barred him from the training ground, because they did not have permission to talk with him. The West London club tried to sign him at the last minute, but negotiations fell apart. He was given a few days off before having to slink back to the West Brom dressing room. The scene when he returns should resemble this.

‘Arry Was Wheeling and Dealing Though… Few are more adept at spending others’ money than Harry Redknapp. The QPR manager did break the club’s transfer record, spending $20 million to sign former Blackburn defender Christopher Samba, who had spent the past year in Russia. He won’t be earning the $157,000 per week he was making there, but his agent assured everyone his wages were “Premier League-sized.”